The veteran's right knee disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and the dysmenorrhea and uterine fibroids are rated at 30 percent.,The veteran has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent for dysmenorrhea and uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy.
The deciding factor: For the entire period on appeal, the veteran's right knee has not been productive of ankylosis, instability or subluxation, any disorder of the cartilage, tibia or fibula union or genu recurvatum. He has not been shown to have arthritis and has flexion in excess of 30 degrees and full extension to 0 degrees.,For the entire period on appeal, the veteran's dysmenorhemia and uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy, have been productive of symptoms which are not well controlled by continuous treatment. None of the affected areas have been removed.
- Claimed conditions
- lateral meniscus tear and posterior cruciate ligament tear of the right knee with degenerative changes, dysmenorrhea and uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy, right ankle disability, musculoskeletal chest wall condition, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0903619
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